Jackson County owes feds after payroll error
Jackson County and its 458 employees owe the federal government more than 89 thousand dollars for uncollected FICA and Medicaid payments due to accounting software errors. The county must pay 51,587.62 dollars while employees owe 38,204 dollars. repayment spans seven pay periods from March to May, with Rehab and Care Center workers given six periods.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Feds
Downtown revival in Anna reinvigorates Southern Illinois town
Across Southern Illinois many old downtowns struggle with empty storefronts but Anna is seeing a cooperative effort. Local business owners unite to attract customers, revitalize main street, and stimulate the wider community through collaborative events and improvements.
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Anna
Southern
Illinois
Steve Jahnke
South Main Street
Governor has other ideas on gun control
Gov Pat Quinn said he would rather push two other gun control measures with a better chance of approval than Emanuel’s statewide gun registration proposal. He stressed building a viable agenda to win enough votes in the General Assembly. Emanuel proposed a $65 firearm registration fee to aid police tracking of guns used in crimes.
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Springfield
Chicago
Rahm Emanuel
Pat Quinn
Emanuel
General Assembly
Quinn
Kids celebrate Black History Month with dance and poetry
About 800 Southern Illinois elementary students joined Beyond CLICK & CONNECT at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts to learn Africa to America history through dance music and poetry. Three St. Louis troupe members showcased West African jazz swing and hip hop as students enjoyed traditional and freestyle moves and a kid friendly history lesson.
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Southern Illinois
Beyond
Cedarhurst Center For the Arts
Measure Vance
America
St. Louis
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